Parliaments of all the 85 regions of Russia support the constitution amendments bill, parliamentary voting results indicate. The required minimum of 57 subjects, which allows sending the bill to the Constitutional Court for review, was reached on March 12.
By now, the bill has been endorsed by all the entities. On Friday, Kamchatka, Yamalo-Nenets and Tuva regions reviewed the proposed amendments. Agygea region was the last one to approve the bill with 45 votes in its favor and two abstentions.
"The fact that [Russian] top officials would be appointed not only by the President but also by lawmakers, […] would better balance the legislative and the executive powers, and increase effectiveness of their interaction," says Asker Savv, Adygea Parliament deputy speaker.